Field Hockey Blanks Smith, 3-0, In Regular-Season Conference-Finale
Box ScoreNorthampton, Mass. - October 28, 2008 - The Springfield College field hockey team wrapped up its regular-season conference play with a 3-0 win over Smith College to stay undefeated in New England Women's and Men's Conference (NEWMAC) play.
With the win Springfield improves to 12-5 (8-0). Smith now stands at 7-9 (2-6) on the year.
The Pride jumped on the board early, scoring 2:24 minutes into the first half with a goal by Emily Murray , assisted by Megan Bradley, off of an offensive corner. Alexa Carlson tacked on a goal at the 10:27 mark off of a rebound. The Pride's last goal came at the 24 minute mark in the first half on a goal by Becca Gamble (Granby, Conn.).
Offensively, Smith took 18 shots, 6 of which were on goal, but were unable to find the back of the net. Rebecca Capute (Easton, MD) and Sarah Knowles (North Kingstown, RI) led the way with 2 shots on goal a piece.
Alison McCarthy made 6 saves for the shutout victory for the Pride.. For Smith, Courtney Murphy (Florence, MA) had 13 saves while allowing the 3 goals.
Springfield returns to action Thursday as travel to take on Plymouth State for an out of conference match-up. Several NEWMAC games were postponed due to rain today, with Saturday's conference tournament match-ups to be determined from those outcomes.
Team Links
- 2008 Schedule
- 2008 Roster
- 2008 Statistics
- 2008 JV Schedule
- Photo Gallery
- 2008 Recruiting Brochure (.pdf)
- NEWMACsports.com
- Team Archives
Head Coach Melissa Rogers
After only five years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Rogers, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 94-24 record, good for a winning percentage of .796 at the helm of her alma mater. Read more.